Porter Cake

Ingredients

1 lb. flour
half lb. currants half lb. raisins
quarter lb. mixed peel
lb. brown sugar
2 tsp. mixed spice
rind of 1 lemon
'3' lb. butter
1 tsp., bicarbonate of soda
1 bottle of porter or stout
eggs

Method

Sieve the flour and rub in the butter Add the fruit, spice, peel etc. Beat eggs Heat porter and pour it over the soda. Pour porter and eggs over dry ingredients Mix well and beat for 15 minutes. Bake in a well-greased tin in a moderate oven 1 80 deg C, 350 deg F Gas Mark 4, for 2'-3 hours Keep for a week before cutting.